Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1371

Melanie was a little taken aback. “How could it be? He wouldn’t even let me go out without a fight. Even if I’m allowed out, Jett has to come along. Do you know why? Because he’s scared that I might bring Melissa back to Ayashe. I… I’ve been discussing the prospect of a divorce with him, but for some reason, he wouldn’t sign the paper.”

“It’s obvious he doesn’t want a divorce,” Arianne said, trying to analyze Melanie’s situation. “You two have been married for more than a year now. You even have a daughter together. And a divorce… isn’t something to be taken lightly. Why would you want that? You can share your reasons with me.”

Melanie watched the clouds drifting in the sky as she murmured, “Initially, I was truly happy about our marriage. I love him, sincerely and passionately. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him as happily as we could be. But time and time again, he broke my heart. These sorrows and disappointment, they accumulate, you know? Then, one day, you wake up and realize there’s no point in continuing to suffer. I thought he would easily agree to the divorce when I brought it up. I… I didn’t think it would be so difficult.”

Arianne chuckled. “Well, that’s men for ya’. They are hard on the outside but soft on the inside. They may sound like a jerk, but they might not mean it in their hearts. You must think that he has been mistreating you all along. However, seeing how reluctant he is to divorce you, you should be able to guess that he has some feelings for you, right? Think about this. He’s not on particularly friendly terms with Mark, but he visited Mark just so that he could get Mark to speak to me and invite you out. It means he still cares about you. For someone like him, that’s an incredibly big thing. He had never cared about Tiffie in the past. The only thing he cared about was how to destroy Tiffie’s family, their company, and everything in-between! Compared to that, you’re getting treated way better than Tiffie was. So please, stop imagining things.”

Melanie was curious about Alejandro’s past so she seized the chance and asked, “What exactly did he do in the past? I don’t dare to ask him, but I can’t help but wonder.”

Arianne knew that if she told Melanie about Alejandro’s past, it would only bolster Melanie’s desire for a divorce. Alejandro, in the past, when he was Ethan Connor, had done many despicable and unspeakable things. Hence, she decided not to divulge his history, including how he had tried to hurt her, to Melanie.

Melanie was green with envy. “You’re so… good in every aspect. You’re so intelligent. You know how to get the best out of relationships and life. I always thought I was pretty clever, but now I realized my life’s a mess because I’m an idiot.”

Arianne was not good at comforting people so she had to fall back on explaining her situation from an objective perspective. “Not quite, actually. You and Alejandro had no relationship before your marriage, right? The two of you had never lived together so there will, naturally, be phases you have to go through after marriage. A couple would need time to adjust and adapt to fit their significant other. Me and Mark are a good example; we went through a lot before we learned to accommodate each other. Even then, we get into really terrible fights as well.” She paused for a moment before she continued to say, “You should always leave some space for yourself, Melanie. You need to be calm and not recklessly rush into a situation that would make you end up in a corner. You shouldn’t easily suggest a divorce. If he’s reluctant, then, you’re still going to be stuck with him. If that’s the case, why don’t you give both of you a chance? It’s quite obvious that you like him a lot, to the extent that you tolerate him loving another woman. You even befriended said woman just to learn about Alejandro’s preferences and stuff. If I were you, I don’t think I would be able to do it! You should have more faith in yourself.”

Arianne’s words persuaded Melanie into thinking things over. Alejandro had told her to stop making decisions in the heat of the moment as well. Perhaps, she really needed to reflect on herself. In fact, once she had calmed down, she found her heart was heavy and she was unwilling to divorce him as well.